GAZA, Sunday, June 23, 2024 (WAFA) - At least five Palestinian civilians were killed and several others injured early this morning following Israeli air and artillery strikes targeting central and western areas of Gaza City.

WAFA correspondents reported that three citizens were killed and others, including children and women, were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building near Al-Jawhara Tower in central Gaza City.

In a similar attack, two citizens were killed and others injured when an Israeli airstrike hit a house in Al-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City.

Additionally, Israeli artillery intermittently shelled central and southern Rafah, while Israeli warplanes targeted a house in northern Rafah.

Earlier last night, two children and a woman were killed in the Israeli bombardment of a house in the al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City, according to local sources.

According to health sources, the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on various residential areas in Gaza City yesterday has risen to 43, with dozens more injured.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7th of last year has so far resulted in 37,551 documented Palestinian casualties, with 85,911 injured, the majority of whom are children and women.

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